Put a piece of Villa Finale in your home — without stealing

If you’d really like to own a fabulous historic mansion in King William but live on a less-than-fabulous beer budget, there’s still a way to have a teeny, tiny slice of luxury in your home.

Lowe’s has started selling moulding that’s patterened after six National Trust for Historic Preservation landmark homes, including Villa Finale in San Antonio.

Villa Finale isn’t open to the publc yet, but it should be next year and it will be the first National Trust property in Texas.

It’s the former home of Walter Mathis, a stockbroker who became one of the leaders in the effort to restore King William homes when he moved there in the late 1960s. Mathis lovingly restored the 1876 Villa Finale, and later bought 14 more homes in the neighborhood.

Mathis gutted the houses, then sold them to young couples who could retore them. He often financed the mortgages himself at no interest.

The crown, chair, casing and base moulding is for sale in 150 Lowe’s stores nationwide and by special order in all Lowe’s stores.